Honorary Membership is conferred by the AZA Board of Directors upon those AZA members who have made significant contributions to the zoological profession during their careers.
Listed below are the recipients of Honorary Membership:
- Kurt Benirschke, MD
- Ted Beattie
- Robert J. Berry
- William Braker
- Gary Clarke
- Roger Conant
- William G. Conway
- Margaret Dankworth
- Louis DiSabato
- LaMar Farnsworth
- George Felton
- Lester Fisher, DVM
- Murray Fowler, DVM
- Jack Hanna
- Charles H. Hoessle
- Marvin Jones
- Peter Karsten
- Donald Kuenzer
- Edward Maruska
- Dennis Meritt, Jr., Ph.D.
- Daniel Moreno
- George Rabb
- Theodore Reed, DVM
- Karen Sausman
- Ed Schmitt
- Alan H. Shoemaker
- Robert Wagner
- Earl Wells
- John Werler
- William Woodin
- David Zucconi